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Stephen Strasburg Hindsight is 20/20

$15.1 million dollars and 15.1 million reasons why Mike Rizzo and Jim Riggleman are complete morons.Become a fan on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!

2Sep2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Nyjer Morgan Will Charge Your Mound

Nyjer Morgan does not take kindly to getting hit by a pitch. Or having fastballs whizzing behind him.The Washington Nationals leadoff hitter charged the mound Wednesday after a Chris Volstad pitch sailed behind him, igniting a bench-clearing brawl duri…

1Sep2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

National(s) Day Of Mourning

Did you hear that? It was the sound of all 68 of the Nationals’ fans along with the 70 bajillion heartbroken Stephen Strasburg fans collectively yelling “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”The 22-year-old rookie phenom underwent a second MRI which revealed he has a …

27Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Way to Go, Albert Pujols!

Albert Pujols crushed his 400th career home run Thursday night at Nationals Park.The St. Louis Cardinals All-Star first baseman launched an 0-1 fastball from over the right-field wall in the fourth inning of his team’s extra innings loss to one of the …

26Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Hank Aaron: “Bud Selig is My Hero”

We just wanted to relay that glorious quote in all of its ridiculousness.[USA Today]Become a fan on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!

25Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Jose Bautista is an Animal

Jose Bautista homered not once, but twice in his team’s 3-2 win over the New York Yankees Monday night.Count ‘em: that’s a big league-leading 40 bombs on the year for the Toronto Blue Jays slugger.This game was pretty intense to begin with. In the sixt…

24Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Get Well Soon, Stephen Strasburg

So much for kid gloves. Stephen Strasburg is headed to the disabled list for the second time this season.The Washington Nationals $15.1 million investment was removed from Saturday’s 8-1 win over the Philadephia Phillies upon wincing after throwing a c…

24Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Ichiro Who? What a Catch

In case you haven’t seen this video, prepare to have your mind blown.[Thanks, With Leather!]Become a fan on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter!

23Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

So Long, Sweet Lou

Lou Piniella has officially retired.He decided not to wait until the end of the season like he told us back in July, but instead at the end of Sunday’s 16-5 walloping by the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs, now 21 games out in the Nat…

22Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Blah Blah Steroids… What do YOU think?

Dearest BLB readers,I just had to take a moment to ask your thoughts on Roger Clemens being indicted. Do you think he’s delusional enough to believe that he never used anything? Do you think he’ll go to prison? Do you think he deserves to go to prison …

20Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Under the Bleachers with Jeff Manship

We had the ridiculous pleasure of interviewing Minnesota Twins pitcher Jeff Manship recently. The 25-year-old righty was called up to the big leagues last Thursday when fellow reliever Jose Mijares hurt himself in an attempt to cover first base and lan…

19Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Roger Clemens is a Liar Liar Pants on Fire

Blah blah steroids. Roger Clemens was indicted Thursday on a series of charges for lying to the United States Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.People lie about their age, their weight, their whereabouts to their wives, but lying to…

19Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

K-Rod Hurts Himself, Not Getting Paid

The New York Mets are withholding Francisco Rodriguez’s salary while he’s sidelined. Also, they’re considering changing his contract to a non-guaranteed deal… mostly because he’s a poor-decision-making, ticking time bomb.The injured All-Star clo…

18Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

Canseco Goes Yard in Debut, Spaceman Returns

Before Monday night, the last time Jose Canseco had hit a home run was in a Chicago White Sox uniform on October 3, 2001 off Mike Mussina. The former Bash Brother ended his slump by going yard in his first at bat for the Laredo Broncos in their 16-8 wi…

17Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued

It’s Bryce Harper Hype Time!

Scott Boras has a flair for the dramatic. Like last year’s no. 1 draft choice Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and his agent waited until the final seconds of the day until he and his client inked a deal.The catching phenom, who became the first JUCO pl…

16Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued